Tiller stickbow
04-20-2004, 07:54 PM
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Tiller stickbow
Has anyone ever sanded a limb to tiller the bow for a specific grip? I sanded my top limb to make it weaker so i could use a strong low wrist grip. Haven't shot it but it will be interesting to see if it works. I talked to Black Widow and they about had a cow about this idea. Has anyone tried this?
04-21-2004, 06:46 AM
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RE: Tiller stickbow
I've sanded off a few pounds of draw weight, but never enough to significantly change the tiller.
It's real important to make the glass removal even throughout the working portion of the limb. I always use a sanding block and do the sanding by hand. You don't want to get on there with an orbital sander and go nuts.
I don't know it for fact, but I've heard tell you should never remove more than 1/3rd the thickness of the glass when you're sanding. Since BW doesn't use very thick glass anyway, I can understand why they pitched a fit when you told them about your project.
With your unorthodox grip style (which we've discussed before), I'd say you'd be better off to have a set of limbs custom made to accomodate you, rather than try to modify standard set.
It's real important to make the glass removal even throughout the working portion of the limb. I always use a sanding block and do the sanding by hand. You don't want to get on there with an orbital sander and go nuts.
I don't know it for fact, but I've heard tell you should never remove more than 1/3rd the thickness of the glass when you're sanding. Since BW doesn't use very thick glass anyway, I can understand why they pitched a fit when you told them about your project.
With your unorthodox grip style (which we've discussed before), I'd say you'd be better off to have a set of limbs custom made to accomodate you, rather than try to modify standard set.
